diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index 6b4daa820..bca8ef8a6 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void view_map(struct sway_view *view, struct wlr_surface *wlr_surface) {
 	if (container_is_floating(focus)) {
 		focus = focus->parent->parent;
 	}
-	free(criterias);
+	list_free(criterias);
 	cont = container_view_create(focus, view);
 
 	view->surface = wlr_surface;